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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I’m sorry I created confusion. We are not in AAP but I posted here because AAP parents are the most knowledgeable about this stuff.

I have the type of kid who has to be pushed at a good pace or he disengages. He is currently in a 6th grade math class that then places some 7th graders in Algebra. For a variety of reasons having nothing to do with his abilities, the class has been a disaster and he needs to get back on track the summer.

I think but am not sure that based on the AOPs Prealgebra test here (https://data.artofproblemsolving.com/course-docs/diagnostics/prealgebra1-pretest.pdf) that he will be ready for prealgebra in the summer.

My goal for the summer is to pre-teach prealgebra (ID’ing any gaps that need to be filled) so that he will go into 7th grade math ready to ace it, or possibly be placed in Algebra (which I realize is unlikely and is not my goal).

So my question is really about the curriculums available for this.

Yes he will complain about the 1:1 tutoring but he’s going to have plenty of downtime so 🤷‍♀️ [/quote]

It sounds like your child is not keeping up with the acceleration that he has already experienced. Your child is not properly placed in math if he needs 1:1 tutoring every day during the summer. He just isn’t. You can write all you want about how he needs to be pushed but then you are setting up daily tutoring in math for the summer.

RSM offers classes that introduce concepts for kids for the following year but those classes are a few hours, twice a week, for 6 weeks, so 24 hours. You are suggesting that your child needs 5 hours a week of tutoring plus whatever work that the tutor suggests after the session for 10 weeks.

Whatever your reason, your efforts are more likely to make him dislike math and cause the problem to get worse.
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Again I don’t want to get into all the details but he’s not in an accelerated class. There is no other placement in the school. And I don’t consider pre-algebra in 7th to be accelerated, I consider it normal and where he should be. It seems like you’re unwilling to answer the question unless you’re saying RSM sells a curriculum I can use with a tutor?[/quote]

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